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Support Groups

Connecting with Others

Living with pain can make you feel isolated and alone. You might feel that no one understands. Seeking and receiving the support you need is critical to improving your quality of life.

Through peer support groups and processes, people in pain can:

Help each other find and navigate health care and community resources

Share personal stories of managing chronic pain

Listen to one another and provide a supportive presence

Decrease isolation and gain social support

Facebook – Pain BC’s Virtual Peer Support Community

Pain BC hosts a vibrant, online peer support community. Using Facebook, we connect people in pain to resources; spark conversations on important issues; post questions people in pain are wondering about; and share research and new information about managing pain.

People in Pain Network (PIPN) Peer-Led Pain Self-Management Groups

PIPN is a non-profit organization founded in 2011 by Heather Divine. Heather is a person living with persistent pain who has been working to help others in the same situation since 1990. PIPN Pain Self-Management groups currently run in a number of communities. Find a pain self-management group in your area. If you’re interested in starting a peer support group in your community, please email info@pipain.com.

ME/CFS & FM Support Group

The Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Fibromyalgia (FM) Support Group meets in Vancouver and via Skype. Learn more.

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Support Group

The CRPS Support Group in Surrey is open to anyone diagosed with CRPS (RSD). Facilitated by Coleen, with support from the JPOCSC Pain Management Clinic, the group meets at City Centre Library (10350 University Drive, Surrey), Dr. Ambedkar Room. Meetings take place on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 12:00pm-13:30pm, starting August 2015.

Vancouver Chronic Pain Support Group

The VCPSG is a free bi-monthly group designed to provide you with invaluable pain management skills and mutual support, starting 22 September 2015. The group meets in downtown Vancouver every other Tuesday from 6:30pm - 8:30 pm. Meetings cover topics such as communication, treatment options, suffering reduction, financial repurcussions and goal setting. For more details, go to the VCPSG website.

Fibromyalgia Well Spring Foundation Support Groups

ABBOTSFORD: 2nd Wednesday of every month, from 2:00pm-3:30pm, at their NEW LOCATION: the Envision Credit Union, 32711 South Fraser WayCHILLIWACK: 4th Wednesday of every month, from 11:00am to 1:00pm, at the Lynnwood Retirement Residence, 9168 Corbould St.LANGLEY: 1st Wednesday of every month, from 12:30pm to 2:00pm, in the Murrayville Library Community Room, 22071 - 48th Avenue.PRINCETON: Online support, via Facebook. Contact Jennifer at 250-295-7438, or Marylou at 250-295-1844, for further details.SURREY: 2nd Thursday of every month, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm ABC Restaurant, 15373 Fraser Highway.